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Patriarch of Romania
Archbishopric
Eastern Orthodox
Coat of arms of the Romanian Orthodox Church
Incumbent: Daniel since 12 September 2007
Style	His Beatitude
Location
Residence	Patriarchal Palace, Dealul Mitropoliei, Bucharest
Information
First holder	Miron
Established	4 February 1925
Website
patriarhia.ro

The Patriarch of All Romania (Romanian: Patriarh al Întregii Românii; Romanian pronunciation: [patriˈarh al ɨnˈtred͡ʒi romɨˈni]) is the title of the head of the Romanian Orthodox Church. The Patriarch is officially styled as Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobrogea, Locum tenens of the throne of Caesarea Cappadociae and Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church. The current patriarch Daniel acceded to this position on 12 September 2007.

Metropolitans of All Romania

No.	Primate	Portrait	Reign	Notes
1	Nifon [ro]		1850–1875
2	Calinic [ro]		1875–1886
3	Iosif [ro]		1886–1893	First tenure.
4	Ghenadie		1893–1896
	Iosif [ro]		1896–1909	Second tenure.
5	Atanasie [ro]		1909–1911
6	Conon		1912–1919
7	Miron		1919–1925	Elevated to Patriarch.

Patriarchs of All Romania

No.	Primate	Portrait	Reign		Notes
1	Miron		4 February 1925	6 March 1939	Served as Prime Minister of Romania from 11 February 1938 to 6 March 1939.
2	Nicodim		5 July 1939	27 February 1948
3	Justinian		6 June 1948	26 March 1977
4	Iustin		19 June 1977	31 July 1986
5	Teoctist		16 November 1986	30 July 2007	Briefly resigned from 18 January 1990 to 5 April 1990, in the aftermath of the Romanian Revolution.
6	Daniel		12 September 2007	Incumbent

Timeline

See also

• List of hierarchs of the Romanian Orthodox Church
• Metropolitans of Ungro-Wallachia
• Metropolitans of Moldavia

References

1. "Romanian Orthodox Christians get new leader" in Southeast European Times, 14 September 2007
2. Matthew Brunwasser (2 August 2007). "Patriarch Teoctist, 92, Romanian Who Held Out Hand to John Paul II, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 July 2024.

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• Patriarchs of the Romanian Orthodox Church
• Primates of the Romanian Orthodox Church
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